Europe’s largest private mini cab company has appointed a new CEO to help it take on Uber

The board of private taxi service Addison Lee (AL) has appointed
a new CEO as it looks to take on Uber.

The London-headquartered company, which has been losing business to Uber ever since the San
Francisco taxi giant expanded to London, revealed that current
CFO, Andy Boland, will take over from CEO Liam Griffin, who is
being made vice chairman.

AL, founded in 1975, said the changes will allow it to continue
delivering national and international growth and continue
providing high-quality services to its clients.

"The private hire industry is one of the most exciting and fast
moving markets in business at present," said Boland, who joined
AL earlier this year from the AA.

"For many years AL has set the standards in terms of safety,
reliability and value, and I'm excited about working with our
customers, employees and drivers to ensure that the business
continues to grow. We have a great team at AL and I look forward
to working in close partnership with Liam Griffin and the rest of
the board to deliver our future success."

Griffin, who has worked at AL for 20 years, said: "It has been a
pleasure to serve as AL's CEO and I am grateful to all of the
company's staff and drivers for everything that they have done to
make it the success that it is today. I continue to be excited
about the company's prospects and I look forward to focusing on
helping to continue to grow the business and identify targets for
acquisition."

AL said Griffin will focus on helping to grow its UK and
international business, while pursuing business acquisitions. He
remains the company's single biggest personal shareholder.